Re: [Qemu-devel] RFC: libyajl for JSON

[Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>]

On Tue, 03 Nov 2015 08:17:58 +0100
Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com> wrote:

> > So at this point, I want to see if lloyd makes any progress towards an
> > actual yajl release and/or adding a co-maintainer, before even trying to
> > get formal upstream support for single quoting.  We could always create
> > a git submodule with our own choice of fork (since there are already
> > forks that do single-quote parsing) - but the mantra of 'upstream first'
> > has a lot of merit (I'm reluctant to fork without good reason).
> 
> The value proposition of replacing our flawed JSON parser isn't in
> saving big on maintenance, it's in not having to find and fix its flaws.
> 
> If the replacement needs a lot of work to fit our needs, the value
> proposition becomes negative.
> 
> A JSON parser shouldn't require much maintenance, as JSON is simple,
> doesn't change, and parsing has few system dependencies.

Let me suggest this crazy idea: have you guys considered breaking
compatibility?